Home Sweet Home Alone Review

 

Home Sweet Home Alone is a Christmas comedy film and the sixth movie in the Home Alone franchise. The movie is produced by 20th Century Studios and Hutch Parker Entertainment and distributed by Disney+. Home Sweet Home Alone is written by Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell and directed by Dan Mazer.

The story is Max's parents have accidentally left by himself during the holidays while they're going on a vacation to Tokyo. At first it seems like a kid's dream, being alone and being able to do whatever you want. Then reality kicks in as two burglars come into Max's home to steal a family heirloom and he's the only one who can stop them.

Initial Reaction

My reasons for wanting to review this movie was because 1) It's been awhile since a reviewed something from Disney+. The last movie was Jungle Cruise and that was all the way back in Jul. 2) I like the Home Alone movies.......well....two of them anyhow. So when I heard a new was coming out I thought "Hey. Let's give this one a try".

Cons

One awful thing about the film is the bad comedy. It's filled with bad jokes, terrible slapstick, and the lowest form of comedy...fart jokes. Then we have our protagonist, Max. This is probably the most unlikeable heroes of the Home Alone film series. This character is a spoiled brat. Sure Kevin was like that but, he felt something with him. When we were kids we had feelings like our family didn't care for us. So because of that we feel for Kevin. Max on the other hand is just annoying. It also doesn't help that he steals from charity toy drives. Yes, our "hero" stole from charity. Which brings us to the villains....or at least I think they're supposed to be the bad guys. Those being Jeff and Pam. They were way more relatable then Max. We see them struggle and try everything they just to get by. And they're trying desperately to get something back that they think Max stole. So in a way they're not criminals. How did the writers screw this up? We're supposed to hate the bad guys, and love the hero. Not the other way around. Now let's move on to the traps....dear lord how the hell did Jeff and Pam survive these?! These traps weren't fun like the first movie they were horrifying! Nerf drats filled with thumbtacks, icicles the size of your arm nearly falling on you, and using a treadmill to launch metal weights as basically cannonballs. How is anybody suppose to find this funny? Because when watching the movie it really does give the impression that Max wanted to kill these people. Then the biggest crime the movie committed was how easy everything could've been solved. Basically Jeff and Pam could've asked Max if he had the stolen item. That is how easy it was. No need for anything else. Just walk up, ask, and either the problem is resolved or move on and ask the next guy.

Middle Ground

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Pros

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Home Sweet Home Alone is just awful. The comedy sucks, Max is a terrible child protagonist, somehow the writers screwed up trying to make us hate the villains, the traps would be better suited for Saw, and the conflict was so easy to solve.

My final rating is Destroy It!

I feel like I just wasted my time watching this. So, come back on Thursday, Nov 18th for my return to The Road to The Batman with my review of The Dark Knight. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day, and stick with the original Home Alone.